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Pray Tell, Private Hell
EN USISBN: 0979423600 bzw. 9780979423604, in Englisch, Drumbeat Press, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
19th century,americas,civil war,history,literature and fiction,modern (16th-21st centuries),poetry, American Civil War poetry: private thoughts with a wry sense of humor from an everyman soldier during this momentous time in American history. Critical acclaim James McPherson, Pulitzer Prize winner, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era: "I read through [Private Hell's poems] with admiration for your muse and your insight into the life of a private soldier. I will keep them on my bookshelf and consult them from time to time when I wish to commune with the past." Steve Allen, Author, composer, playwright, TV icon: "Fascinating . . . each of the poems is powerful and makes an important philosophical point. The book deserves wide attention." Charles Champlin, Arts Critic Emeritus, Los Angeles Times: "[A] remarkable sheaf of poems . . . an original concept brought off most excellently well . . . so many are sardonically funny, and the more touching for their note of hard irony." Bertram Barnett, Interpretive Ranger, Gettysburg National Military Park, and expert on poetry in Civil War America: "This collection of soldier-poems, narrated by the singular Pvt., a ubiquitous Everyman, is a marvelous creation. In the modern era, where the power of poetry as a medium and as message seemed nearly lost, Pvt. Hell's commonly uncommon reflections regarding the wanton destruction around him are powerful stuff, delivered in a period package. Placed in the unenviable ranks of some Civil War army, living and dying, dying or dead, his devilishly sarcastic wit shines throug.
19th century,americas,civil war,history,literature and fiction,modern (16th-21st centuries),poetry, American Civil War poetry: private thoughts with a wry sense of humor from an everyman soldier during this momentous time in American history. Critical acclaim James McPherson, Pulitzer Prize winner, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era: "I read through [Private Hell's poems] with admiration for your muse and your insight into the life of a private soldier. I will keep them on my bookshelf and consult them from time to time when I wish to commune with the past." Steve Allen, Author, composer, playwright, TV icon: "Fascinating . . . each of the poems is powerful and makes an important philosophical point. The book deserves wide attention." Charles Champlin, Arts Critic Emeritus, Los Angeles Times: "[A] remarkable sheaf of poems . . . an original concept brought off most excellently well . . . so many are sardonically funny, and the more touching for their note of hard irony." Bertram Barnett, Interpretive Ranger, Gettysburg National Military Park, and expert on poetry in Civil War America: "This collection of soldier-poems, narrated by the singular Pvt., a ubiquitous Everyman, is a marvelous creation. In the modern era, where the power of poetry as a medium and as message seemed nearly lost, Pvt. Hell's commonly uncommon reflections regarding the wanton destruction around him are powerful stuff, delivered in a period package. Placed in the unenviable ranks of some Civil War army, living and dying, dying or dead, his devilishly sarcastic wit shines throug.
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Pray Tell, Private Hell
EN USISBN: 9780979423604 bzw. 0979423600, in Englisch, Drumbeat Press, Drumbeat Press, Drumbeat Press, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, in-stock.
The author, who is also active as a Civil War re-enactor, presents a volume of poetry written from the perspective of an everyman soldier during the war.
The author, who is also active as a Civil War re-enactor, presents a volume of poetry written from the perspective of an everyman soldier during the war.
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